Update: dh's sleep study

**mombottoo** · 02-11-2009, 09:54 AM

Well he went through the sleep study last week and we got a call on Monday. He has to go back and have another one done this Monday evening and he will be hooked up to a cpap machine during this one.

Seems according to the last study "he never fell asleep", another words he never reached REM...which has them totally beside themselves. He thought he slept, but apparently he didn't...which could explain why he is so drug out all the time. If he's not reaching REM, then he is not getting the kind of sleep he needs to energize his body. I hope they figure out what's going on with him.

I wonder if it's possible that he just didn't fall into a deep sleep, because he was in a strange place.

**freebs** · 02-11-2009, 10:22 AM

good luck with the next one. I didnt even make it 3 hrs into my sleep study before they woke me up and hooked me up to the cpap. I guess i had stopped breathing so many times in that 3 hrs that they thought they had better. Well needles to say i now have a cpap machine...lol

**elphie** · 02-11-2009, 11:40 AM

They told us that the cpap works for 95% of people with sleep apnea so your dh will probably do well with it... my dh is in the 5% and is having surgery next week (which only works 75% of the time

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**MOMMYDEAREST** · 02-11-2009, 12:29 PM

I have to take my 2 yr old foster baby to have a sleep study done in March. I'm getting a little anxiety about it because I know I won't be able to sleep @ a starnge place.....ugggghhhh!!!

**Laura2** · 02-11-2009, 11:22 PM

My husband has sleep apnea and was using a breathing machine for a few weeks. He hated it though, I think it actually kept him from sleeping. The air from the machine always made his nose freezing cold. We aren't sure what we should do now. I'm hoping surgery isn't the only answer left.

**phoeny_moonstar** · 02-12-2009, 02:46 AM

Hopefully they will figure out if the cpap machine will help your DH. Good luck with everything.

**rosey7415** · 02-12-2009, 04:38 AM

i have a cpap machine. it has improved my life drastically. i was always so tired all the time. my oxygen level was low. now i feel back to normal. i do take a nap every afternoon with the cpap too. i must be in the 95 percent. i love it!! it is akward at first, and annoying, but if your dh gives it another try it would be sooo worth it. just my opinion, hoping that helps him. i wouldn't be crazy about surgery....unless there was no other option.

**champagnium** · 02-12-2009, 07:43 AM

Ahhh....CPAP LOL. I used to work at a sleep apnea clinic and am so used to all this.

The first thing people need to reliaze about sleep apnea is that it's not to be taken lightly...it's very very serious. People with untreated/undiagnosed sleep apnea have higher chance of strokes and heart attack, not to mention diabetes, depression, weight gain, and let's not even get started on the dangers of sleep deprived people behind the wheel. When someone stops breathing, even though it's such a short time, it's very hard on the organs, who try to work harder to circulate the blood and oxygen. It doesn't seem to bad when you think about someone stopping for 10 seconds....but when you consider how many times a night, over how many YEARS of repeated pressure on the heart and organs, you can see wy it is so damaging.

It takes most people three months to get used to sleeping with the machine on, and throughout that time, the clinic should be seeing the patient regularly. There are also many different kinds of masks, from nasal pillows to full face and sometimes it takes a while to find one that's the right fit. Patience is key, and of course 99% of people don't slap on a mask and learn to sleep with it, but it does come with time, and if nothing else, it's worth the health benefits. Another thing to keep in mind is that many people who are overweight have sleep apnea, and often they improve as they lose weight.

LOL...BTW...if you can, ask for the WatchPat test...you do it at home, and it's MILES more comfortable than what they use in sleep labs, or the one that has a band that goes around the chest.

Good luck, and hopefully you and your DH can focus on all the positives that come from having sleep apnea treated, like extra energy

It's a bit similar to weight loss in that it's not going to happen overnight, it's HARD to get worked into your life, but in the end, it will help you live longer and healthier.

**frugalbabe** · 02-12-2009, 09:58 AM

I have to go in for my own sleep study tomorrow night. Definitely nervous, but I need to figure out what is going on with my sleep, so I'm hoping for some answers. I hope your dh's second study went better.

**champagnium** · 02-19-2009, 07:49 PM

Your sleep studies will be a MUCH less anxiety provoking experience if you can do them at home instead of at the lab!! Will probably give a truer reading as well, as most people don't sleep that great on a table with people watching :S

Good luck all...it's a cause close to my heart. I see my grandad who, at 85 after years of sleep apnea that he refuses to receive treatment for, has angina and terrible diabetes, not to mention just plain fatigue and crankiness from being sleep deprived and thing how much could have been avoided or lessened if only he would have gotten treatment